The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Az Albino bear cub has been born In the
Geological Garden, at Dresden, Germany.
WILLIAM KEEFER's Brahma hen laid egg at
Orange, Mich, the shape Of crook necked
squash.
A CUMBERLAND COUNTY, New Jersey, man sued
four of his acauaintances for stealing his din
ner at camp meeting,
ALL kinds of gambling games Swil be allowed
at the California state Fair this year, the same
as in the good old days"
ANOTHER great gas well was struck near
Charleston w Va, on Wednesday night. 1t
runs 100000 feet per day.
In the office desk of a cancer doctor of Water
town, Conn. who died last week were found
IS, 900 in coin and about $1,000 IN bank notes.
THREE thousand men have been employed on
the Can adian Pacific snow sheds since spring
The biggest and strongest sheds ara across the
SelkirH and Rocky mountains
WURTEMBERG Germany has remarkable
mind reader in the person of girl, who is said
to respond to questions asked of her in Ian
guages she does not understand.
THE Mayor of New York threatens to have
the Steam Heating Company, which he says
has committed innumerable outrages on a
long -sufering people, indicted as a public
nuisance.
DR.. Sun WAH, of Fl Paso, Tex, prescribed
opium smoking for his patients, and was build
ing up large practice, but the authorities took
notice of the fAct that be was not an VI. D., and
fined him $3.50.
THE Duke OF Connaught is to be appointed to
the Aldershot command in the spring OF 1889
By that time il is supposed in royal quarters
that old Cambridges govt will compel him to
step out and down
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of
Lawyer Eusebius Arrowsmith, of Freehold, n
j., who. at base ball game at Red Bank on
Monday, pulled pistol to defend his son, who
was acting a. umpire.
\ DowAGIAc, MIcH., young man who is sus-
pected Of shrewd matrimonial designs offers
81 hat II the girl Of mis- Acquaintance who is the
best laundI-SS. H3 wants them to settle the
question by exhibiting their work at the fair.
The Annie B., under the captaincy of Anna
Chadwick, won the ladies' yacht race on the
North Shrewsbury, y. j., for handsome prize,
Each boat was allowed 10 have man in it to
give sailing instructions the ladies being re-
quired to handle the tiler and sheet ropes
The resolution declaring the independence of
| the colonies was passed July ?, 1776, and it has
been thought that this should be the date of the
first national anniversary, but the great declara-
ton, asserting the reasons for that resolution
and the principles upon which the action was
| founded, was promulgated on July 4.
A PARTY OF OUTLAWS devised a scheme to way
lay train and steal a child belonging to Elliott
| Shepard, of New York during his recent trip to
| the Yellowstone Park, for the sake of ransom,
| but the plot was discovered in time and SQUAD
| OF the Third United States cavalry accompanied
! Mr.. Shepard 5 iamiy until it was safe to leave
4 them.
AT CLEVELAND Wednesday evening Charles
Kuntz a well-known society man. was to have
been married to Dora Wettrieh, wealthy and
| beautiful girl After about 200 guests were
| assembled 1t was learned the bans were forbid
/ den by Mr.. Wettrich, who said the would be
| groom not square in his financial tranSac-
lions.
The BISHOP and the Dean of Lincoln and one
| Lady formed the congregation recently, at a
| hotel in the Alps, the New York Tribute says.
| The Bishop suggested to the chaplain that under
| the circumstances, a sermon was unnecessary.
| But the chaplain knew his rights, and, knowing,
| dared maintain them by preaching the longest
| sermon in the barrel"
A SAN FRANCIsco SHARPER undertook to re
lieve one of the New York veteran fremen of
some of his surplus coin on Thursday, but the
odd boy turned the tables on him, beating the
| operator out of $500. He then handed the shell
man $50, saying: Here young feller take this
/ and go and learn the business played this
| game before you were born"
IT IS SAID that Beaver Webb has decided to
sue the Forest and Stream for damages because
that journal made public the lines of his two
| yachts-ienesta and Galatea. He is anxious to
| lind out VINO it was that revealed the lines, and
will endeavor to learn through the courts. The
| publishers of the paper decline to say how they
| got possession of the diagrams
AMONG other relics of the mound builders dis
covered near Devils lake, Dakota Territory, by
| Prof Montgomery, Of the North Dakota Univer
| sty, is what he calls sacrificial mound. in
| which, II inches from the surface, are wells
| easily found because of lining of lime about
| the sides ald layers of bark on the bottom
| These are deep enough to hold bodies in sit
| ting posture.